On the recordJanuary 17, 2018
It is important to the country, with all due respect, because you are not going to find, I mean, there is still going to be, in my state, we produce an awful lot of fossil which is coal, natural gas.
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Manchin emphasizes the significance of fossil fuel production in West Virginia.
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